PUBLISHED ON JUNE 12, 2014
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WATCH: Anderson Cooper Decimates GOP Rep's Anti-Gay Argument
Summary Anderson Cooper battle Texas state representative Bryan Hughes on Wednesday night over his support for gay conversion therapy programs.
"The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Counseling Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the American School Counselors' Association, the National Association of School Psychologists, National Association of Social Workers.
They represent half a million mental health professionals, they all say [being gay] is not a mental disorder.
It's not something that needs to be cured."
Cooper Decimates GOP Rep's Anti Gay Argument